tangguh
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaŋɡʊh/
- Hyphenation: tang‧guh
Etymology 1
The sense in botany was coined by Indonesian politician Soeharto in 1993. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
tangguh (first-person possessive tangguhku, second-person possessive tangguhmu, third-person possessive tangguhnya)
- strong, firm, tenacious.
- Indonesia tangguh, Indonesia kuat. ― Indonesia firm, Indonesia strong.
- guinea henweed (Petiveria alliacea).
- Synonym: singawalang
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Derived terms
- bertangguh
- mempertangguhkan
- menangguhkan
- penangguhan
- pertangguhan
- tertangguh
- tertangguhkan
- tenggang tangguh
Further reading
- “tangguh” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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